EMDEX Paediatric Drug Guide (Based on WHO Model List of Essential Medicines for Children (EMLc)

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Table of Contents:

1. Paediatric Drugs: Approach to Rational Use, page 1;
2. Administration of Medications to Paediatric Patients, page 9;
3. Overview of Infant Care, page 13;
4. Management of malaria in children, page 19;
5. Management of childhood diarrhoea, page 55;
6. Drugs used in diarrhoea, page 69;
7. Managing diabetes in children & adolescents, page 73;
8. Childhood immunization, page 87;
9. Constipation in children, page 111;
10. OTC medication use in children, page 121;
11. Fever, page 124;
12. Cough and Cold (aka Common Cold), page 126;
13. Management of Diaper Dermatitis in Children, page 131;
14. Pain management in children, page 135;
15. Central nervous system (CNS) drugs, page 153;
16. Drugs used in anaesthesia, page 171;
17. Drugs used in gastrointestinal diseases, page 189;
18. Cardiovascular system drugs, page 209;
19. Drugs affecting blood and nutrition, page 235;
20. Drugs acting on the respiratory tract, page 275;
21. MANAGEMENT OF ASTHMA IN CHILDREN, page 276;
22. Anti-allergics and drugs used in anaphylaxis, page 301;
23. MANAGEMENT OF PAEDIATRIC ANAPHYLAXIS, page 302;
24. Anti-infective drugs, page 313;
25. Common Anti-infectives used in Paediatrics, page 314;
26. Endocrine system drugs, page 391;
27. Equivalent Doses of Systemic Corticosteroids – see Table 1, page 395;
28. Ophthalmological preparations, page 401; Ear, nose and throat (ENT) drugs, page 409;
29. Dermatological drugs, page 419;
30. INDEXOFPHARMACEUTICALCOMPANIES, page 443;
31. GENERAL INDEX, page 453.